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Citations: Citation Managers

Instructions and quick guides for citing sources.

What are citation organizers?

Citation organizers (or reference managers) store and organize citation information for a variety of research resources for easy representation in a variety of citation styles. These programs allow you to build reference library for many information sources, including journal articles, books and book chapters, audiovisual materials, websites, and more.

Common features:

Exist in a desktop and/or browser-based version
Support all major citation styles, with some specialized or custom styles
Allow import directly from databases and web
Build bibliographies with a single click
Offer “cite while you write” Word integration
May support PDF attaching, annotating
Allow you to tag and share libraries

Which ones are supported by the library?

Easy to use, free, open-source program available for Firefox, Chrome, and Safari browsers.

Works well with websites and library databases. You can download a plugin to use your library in Word. Cloud version syncs to desktop version. Additional file storage available for purchase (300 MB for free).

Here is a Zotero LibGuide created by USU Libraries.

Which one should I use?

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